Queens Center Mall
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| Location | Elmhurst, Queens, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′05″N 73°52′10″W / 40.734722°N 73.86944°W |
| Address | 90-15 Queens Boulevard Elmhurst, NY 11373 |
| Opening date | September 12, 1973 |
| Developer | Taubman Centers |
| Management | Macerich |
| Owner | Macerich |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2[1] |
| Total retail floor area | 966,499 square feet (89,790.7 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 4 |
| Public transit access | New York City Subway: Woodhaven Boulevard (  )New York City Bus: Q59 MTA Bus: Q11, Q21, Q29, Q38, Q52 SBS, Q53 SBS, Q60 |
| Website | shopqueenscenter.com |
Queens Center is an urban shopping mall in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York City, at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard. Queens Center Mall is the largest mall in Queens. It is currently owned and managed by The Macerich Company, who purchased the mall in the 1990s. The mall has a gross leasable area of 966,499 square feet (89,790.7 m2)[2] and 150 stores. It has one of the highest returns in sales per square foot in the United States, with 2002 sales of $953 per square foot, almost triple the national average.[3]
The station is adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard station (M and R trains) on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. It is across the street from the former St. Johns Hospital and the Rock Church. It is also off Exit 19 on the Long Island Expressway.
History
Queens Center opened on September 12, 1973, on land previously occupied by a children's amusement park named Fairyland,[4][5][6] a supermarket, and automobile parking; the original anchor tenants were Abraham & Straus and Ohrbach's. The mall underwent a major expansion from 2002 to 2004, nearly doubling in size as the original mall was renovated and another wing was added across 92nd Street.[7][8]
The mall's current anchor tenants are Macy's and JCPenney. In addition, it has a large food court in the basement.[9]
For a limited time during the 2006 Christmas shopping season, the Macy's location in Queens Center was open 24 hours a day, becoming the first to do so. Since then, it has had all-day operating hours during every Christmas shopping season.[10]
Anchors
Current
- J. C. Penney (Opened in 1990)
- Macy's (Opened in 1995)
Former
- Ohrbach's (Opened in 1973. Closed in 1987. Replaced by Steinbach)
- Steinbach (Opened in 1987. Closed in 1990. Replaced by JCPenney)
- Abraham & Straus (Opened in 1973. Closed in 1995. Replaced by Macy's)
References
- ^ "Queens Center Market Profile" (PDF). Macerich. p. 5. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ^ a b "Queens Center: Leasing Opportunities". Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ^ Siwolop, Sana (March 3, 2004). "Renovations And Renewal For a Mall". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
Macerich says that the center had average sales of $953 a square foot in 2002, the last year for which figures are available; the national average for similar enclosed shopping regional centers around the country in 2002 was $330 a square foot, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.
- ^ Coangelo, Lisa L. (18 February 2015). "Bringing the magic of Queens long-gone amusement parks back to life". New York Daily News. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Fairyland Park, Elmhurst". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Lorraine Sciulli (27 November 2009). "Return to Fairyland". Juniper Park Civic Association. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Wilkinson, Christina; Walsh, Kevin (March 2006). "REGO PARK, Queens". Forgotten NY. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Siwolop, Sana (2004-03-03). "COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: REGIONAL MARKET -- Queens; Renovations And Renewal For a Mall". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ Queens Center Store Directory
- ^ "83-Hour Shopping Marathon Begins at 7 a.m. on December 21 Through 6 p.m. on December 24 at Macy's Flagship in Herald Square; Seven New York City Metro, New Jersey, and DC Area Stores; Plus Four Midwest Stores in Chicago, Minneapolis and Detroit Area; Four Additional NY and NJ Stores to Have Extended Hours until 2 a.m." (Press release). Macy's, Inc. December 15, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
In 2006, Macy's Queens Center store was the first Macy's store to go 24-hours. Due to its unprecedented success, Macy's added additional store locations for the 2007 and 2008 holiday seasons.
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